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Clint Hurtt Position: Assoc. HC/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Experience: 3rd Season

One of the nation's best recruiters and one of the bright young defensive line coaches in the country, Clint Hurtt has established himself as one of the best all-around coaches on the staff.

Beginning his third season at Louisville as the associate head coach, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator, Hurtt continues to upgrade the talent at Louisville with outstanding recruiting classes.

With two recruiting classes under his belt, Hurtt has put the Cardinals on the national scene, not only recruiting against the top schools nationally, but landing many of the nation's top prospects.

In two seasons in Louisville, Hurtt has put together consecutive solid recruiting classes, including his 2011 class, which was the best in the history of the school. The Cardinals are ranked 22nd by ESPN.com, 29th by Rivals.com and 33rd by Scout.com.

For his productivity in the last recruiting class, Hurtt was recognized by ESPN.com as the National Recruiter of the Year.

On the field, he continues to develop young talent and making the defensive line one of the top units on the field. He has tutored a number of freshmen and sophomores to give the Cardinals a bright future along the defensive line. Junior Marcus Smith led the Cardinals with 5.5 sacks in his first season at defensive end. Tutoring the defensive line in 2010, Hurtt took an inexperience unit and molded it into a surprisingly consistent unit. Defensive end Rodney Gnat led the Cardinals in sacks with nine and Malcolm Tatum recorded a career-best 44 stops, which was tops among the defensive line.

Hurtt came to Louisville after spending three seasons at Miami (Fla.), his alma mater. Hurtt signed the top class in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2008 and 2009, while with the Hurricanes. He helped signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country in 2008, according to ESPN.com. The 2009 class was ranked in the top 10 in the country as six of the signees were ranked in the ESPN.com Top 150.

Hurtt tutored some of the top young defensive line athletes in the country in 2008, including freshmen Marcus Robinson and Marcus Forston, who earned Freshman All-America honors that season.

In 2007, the Miami defensive line featured Arizona Cardinals' second-round selection Calais Campbell. Campbell ranked third on the team with 85 tackles from his defensive end spot. Senior Vegas Franklin had his best season as a Hurricane, leading the team with seven sacks and ranking second with 11.5 tackles for loss. UM's defensive line recorded 27.5 sacks while the Hurricane defense led the ACC. Hurtt came back to his alma mater in 2006 after one season as the defensive line coach at Florida International. The 2006 Hurricanes' defense set a school record for allowing the fewest rushing yards in a season -- 67.9 yards per game, breaking the previous mark of 69.1 yards per game set in 1989.

Hurtt was a three-year letterman for the Hurricanes as a defensive lineman. He signed with Miami in 1997 and played extensively as a freshman before redshirting in 1998 to recover from an injury. Hurtt returned to the lineup and saw extensive action in 1999 and 2000 before an injury prior to the 2001 season ended his playing career.

After the injury, Hurtt joined the Hurricanes staff as a volunteer assistant on the strength and conditioning staff. In 2003, he was named a graduate assistant and worked with the defensive line for two seasons.

A native of Rochester, N.Y., Hurtt had an outstanding prep career at Milford (Conn.) Academy. He graduated from the University of Miami in 2001 with a degree in criminology and liberal arts. His father, Clinton, played for the New York Jets and Baltimore Colts.

Hurtt is married to Tanisha, and the couple has two children, Taylor and Clayton.